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Join Chinatown 808 and American Savings Bank for a family-friendly festival in Honolulu’s Historic Chinatown, celebrating the 2025 Lunar New Year. From 9 am to 10 pm, enjoy food and craft vendors, free keiki bouncy houses, entertainment on three stages, and more. Family fun awaits in the heart of Chinatown as Honolulu and Hawaii prepare to ring in the year of the snake. By Casey Lund Published : Jan. 24, 2025 at 6:22 AM HST | Updated : Jan. 24, 2025 at 9: Celebrate Chinese New Year and welcome good fortune in 2025 for the Year of the Snake with these festivities across O‘ahu. I n 2025, Lunar New Year falls on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Leading up to Chinese New Year Celebration - All Day Saturday. 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 PM. Chinatown Cultural Plaza, 100 N Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA. Chinese New Year Celebration. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii once again hosts activities for its annual Chinese New Year Celebration at the Chinatown Cultural Plaza from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday. Over 40 food, craft and cultural booths, free activities for keiki, Chinese lion dances and entertainment Oahu hosts the most popular Chinese New Year festivities across Hawaii. The prime annual celebration occurs in Chinatown Honolulu, known among the oldest ones in the USA. Moreover, lots of holiday-related events run across local museums, libraries, and other establishments before and after the offic 2025 is the Year of the Wood Snake. Chinese New Year Day falls on Wednesday, January 29th. However in Hawaii, our celebrations happen before and well beyond the New Year day. Saam Fu will be ushering in the Year of the Snake with a full slate of lion dance performances. Our schedule will take us around Oahu, Hilo, and Kauai. Below is a list of Here are 25 notable parades and festivals scheduled for 2025: January. Chinatown New Year Celebration & Parade. Date: January 25, 2025; Overview: Celebrates the Lunar New Year with lion dances, martial arts performances, and traditional music, honoring Honolulu’s Chinese community. More Information: Chinatown 808; February. Waikiki Artfest Celebrate the 2025 Lunar New Year at Honolulu’s Historic Chinatown! Enjoy a family-friendly festival from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm at Beretania Street and A’ala Park, featuring live performances, food, and cultural activities. The vibrant parade begins at the Hawaii State Capitol and marches through Downtown to Chinatown. January 24 & 25, 2025 - Chinese New Year Celebration. Chinatown Cultural Plaza; 5PM - 10PM (24th), 10AM - 10PM (25th) February 1, 2025 - 75th Coronation Ball. Hilton Hawaiian Village; 5PM - 11:45PM February 16, 2025 - Family Sunday @ Honolulu Museum of Art. Honolulu Museum of Art; 10AM - 6PM February 22, 2025 - Cultural Series 3: Chinese Knotting 2024 Night in Chinatown Festival & Lunar New Year Parade Presenting Sponsor American Savings Bank Was on Saturday - February 3, 2024 9:00 am - 10:00 pm SALT Kaka’ako Lunar New Year Celebration. When: Saturday, February 1. Where: SALT at Our Kaka’ako; 691 Auahi St., Honolulu, HI, 96813. Time: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.. What: Join in on the fun with HONOLULU (Island News) -- Celebrate Chinese New Year by slithering into the Year of the Snake at the Chinatown Festival & Parade this Saturday. The popular event returns on Jan. 25, 2025 with all THANK YOU for Joining Chinatown 808 and our presenting sponsor, American Savings Bank, for a family-friendly festival in Honolulu's Historic Chinatown to welcome the 2025 Lunar New Year on Saturday January 25, 2025. Lunar New Year falls on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, starting the year of the Snake. The festivities included Food Vendors, Craft Chinese Cultural Series Class #3 - Chinese Knotting Feb 22, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, 8 S King St # 201, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA 02/22/2025 11:00 AM 02/22/2025 12:00 PM America/Adak Hawaii State Library Celebrates Lunar New Year 2025 with the Asian Lion Dance Team! Join us as we kickstart the Year of the Snake! Enjoy a short introduction to Chinese Lion dancing and a live performance. There will be lions big and small, drumming, and good cheer for the new year! Gong Xi In the 19th century, many Chinese immigrants arrived in Hawaii to work on sugar plantations. Since then, the Chinese community has spread all over the islands, especially in Honolulu. The local Chinatown has become the epicenter of Chinese New Year celebrations every January or February. Lots of tou Happy Chinese Lunar Year, the Year of the Rabbit to all! Chinese New Year arrives on the first day of the first new moon and is actually celebrated for 15 days from the New Moon to the Full Moon, which is usually between Jan. 19 through early Feb. 20. For 2023, Chinese New Year falls on Jan. 22. There is no better place on Earth than Honolulu to welcome Chinese New Year 2025 as the place is full of out of the world sceneries, landscapes, islands and beaches. Let’s celebrate this Lunar New Year in Hawaii – the paradise on Earth. A glimpse of Honolulu Hawaii On Wednesday, Hawai'i's Asian American communities are ringing in the year of the snake, according to the Chinese zodiac calendar, a 12-year cycle represented by animals. The last year of the snake happened in 2013. The Lunar New Year begins on the first new moon of the year when the moon sets between the Earth and the sun.
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